Mlambi Surname

428,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Mlambi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mlambi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6961:77,8429,659
Tanzania571:928,80044,452
Zimbabwe451:343,07232,830
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Mlambi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mlambi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Mlambi is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mlambi? popularity and diffusion

Mlambi is the 428,270th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 9,041,620 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mlambi are found; 92 percent are found in Southern Africa and 92 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Mlambi is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 696 people, or 1 in 77,842. In South Africa it is mostly found in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 64 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live. Other than South Africa Mlambi is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 7 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.

Mlambi Last Name Statistics demography

Mlambi earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 43.16% less than the national average, earning R 135,084 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mhlambi924,678/
Mlamboi922/
Mhlambhi865/
Mellambi865/
Mlamba832,919/
Mlombi83464/
Mlambe83347/
Mlembi831/
Mhlambe77418/
Mhlamba7733/
Mmlambe771/
Mhlombi771/
Mlamboa771/
Mliambee7111/
Mlyambee711/
Mellamby711/
Mlambouj711/
Mlomba671,484/
Mlembe67712/
Mlombe67349/
Mlamwa67138/
Mhlembe6211/
Mhlombe623/
Mhlanbe621/
Mellanby57167/
Mlomempi579/
Mlanguhi571/
Millombe571/
Millamuez531/
Millanvois5049/
Mlanwe5034/
Mlomwe5019/
Mlanve501/
Mlomwa501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mlambi
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